Cotinga Tours is a local company specializing in birding, nature and educational tours that offers customized and scheduled small group birding tours. Tours start early in the morning and include owling in the evening and they try to find some of the exciting rare species. Two of the tours offered by Cotinga Tours include the Southern Sensations Tour, lasting 15 days, exploring the rich southern habitats of Costa Rica and the Caribbean Highlights Tour that lasts for 11 days and explores the coastal waterways and the lush Caribbean slope. The tours include lodging in hotels and observatory lodges, all meals of the day, professional guide, all transportation in the country (by vehicles and boat), resident guides and all fees and entrances at national parks and reserves.
Birding Escapes offers bird tours to four different locations in Costa Rica, allowing bird lovers to combine elements of various tours. All tours last for five days and feature bilingual guides and birding walks. Tours traverse the Caribbean Foothills, Monteverde Area, Caribbean Lowlands and the Southern Pacific Highlands among others. Birding Escapes also offers customized tours according to your preference and needs. All tours include hotel accommodation, all meals, rented cars or land transfers to and from the airport and a private guide on request.
Operating since 1993, Costa Rica Gateway Tours offers 12 bird tours with a length ranging from one to two weeks. The company specializes in target trips to find specific species for experienced bird lovers and customized tours. The tours are private, you and your group being the only participants. The tours have no set dates and they normally do not include a guide or transportation. However, a quality private bird guide/driver and private transportation can be included in your tour on request. The tour operator also offers special photography birding tours.
Wildbird Tours is a company specialized in birding tours in Costa Rica, with over 20 years of experience in ecotourism. This tour operator offers customized trips, expert advice and provides transportation, lodging, meals and guides. Their tours gives bird lovers the chance of seeing rare birds including the Red-headed Barbet, emerald Tucanet, red-legged Honeycreeper or the Harpy Eagle. Besides bird watching, Wildlife Birds offers tours of other types of wildlife, including sloths, butterflies and monkeys.
